On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine On ‘Lost Causes’ and the Future of Palestine
The appearance of Palestinian defeat is an optical illusion—one that hides the probability of eventual Israeli defeat.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Richard Falk
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
The backing of regimes where torture’s used Was once an issue causing quite a fuss. But now, to paraphrase what Pogo said, We’ve met the torturers, and they are us.
Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report
Revisting Empire's Workshop.
Dec 11, 2014 / Blog / Greg Grandin
The Life and Times of Michael B The Life and Times of Michael B
Ferguson has put America’s racial apartheid on the global stage.
Dec 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
Courting Disaster Courting Disaster
Why does the Pakistani military pick unwinnable fights?
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Memorials across the world pay tribute to “fallen soldiers,” but virtually none exist for those who fought for peace.
Dec 9, 2014 / Adam Hochschild
Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel
Why do we need another lobby, like their Israeli-American Council, when AIPAC is already so powerful? To feed their billion-dollar egos.
Dec 8, 2014 / M.J. Rosenberg
Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty
Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.
The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The people who deny that we’re in a new Cold War are the people who got us into it in the first place.
Dec 5, 2014 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen
Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran
Even the Senate’s favorite nuke experts aren’t on board with derailing Iran talks, but that won’t deter the incoming Republican Congress.
Dec 4, 2014 / Blog / Eli Clifton